Benzinkanister

[bɛnˈt͡siːnkaˌnɪstɐ]

/[bɛnˈt͡siːnkaˌnɪstɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Benzinkanister” is uncommon German (frequency #86,259 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#86,259
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - verschließbarer Behälter, meist aus Blech oder Plastik, der zum Transport und Aufbewahren von Benzin benutzt wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-benzinkanister · Benzinkanister · German

Benzinkanister · rank #86,259 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #86,259
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Bengalos

Nearest frequency peer: Bengalos (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Benzinkanister“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Benzinkanister“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Benzinkanister
PropertyValue
HeadwordBenzinkanister
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[bɛnˈt͡siːnkaˌnɪstɐ]
Letters14
Frequency rank#86,259
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Benzinkanister“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Benzinkanisterfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Bengalos“ (#86,258), „benötigter“ (#86,260), „bemühst“ (#86,257). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Benzinkanister“ bei #86,259. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Benzinkanister is uncommon German at frequency #86,259 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [bɛnˈt͡siːnkaˌnɪstɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "verschließbarer Behälter, meist aus Blech oder Plastik, der zum Transport und Aufbewahren von Benzin benutzt wird".

Benzinkanister doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Benzinkanister, spelled B-E-N-Z-I-N-K-A-N-I-S-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    verschließbarer Behälter, meist aus Blech oder Plastik, der zum Transport und Aufbewahren von Benzin benutzt wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Benzinkanister appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Der Benzinkanister ist leer.
  2. „Es fanden sich Berge von grünen Benzinkanistern.“

This word in other languages

jerrycan(English)jerrican(Français)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Benzinkanister"?
"Benzinkanister" is spelled B-E-N-Z-I-N-K-A-N-I-S-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [bɛnˈt͡siːnkaˌnɪstɐ].
What does "Benzinkanister" mean?
As a noun, "Benzinkanister" means: verschließbarer Behälter, meist aus Blech oder Plastik, der zum Transport und Aufbewahren von Benzin benutzt wird
How do you pronounce "Benzinkanister"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Benzinkanister" is [bɛnˈt͡siːnkaˌnɪstɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Benzinkanister" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Benzinkanister", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list